Review Article
Disturbance of Inorganic Phosphate Metabolism in Diabetes Mellitus: Its Relevance to the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Retinopathy
Table 1
Capillary retinal microaneurysms are found in the following diseases, all associated with some form of hypoxia.
| Disease | Location | Mechanism |
| Retinal vein occlusion | Posterior, peripheral | Stagnant hypoxia | Macroglobulinemia | Peripheral, posterior | Stagnant hypoxia | Multiple myeloma | Peripheral, posterior | Stagnant hypoxia | Sickle-cell anemia | Peripheral, posterior | Stagnant hypoxia Ischemic hypoxia | Malignant hypertension | Peripheral, posterior |
Ischemic hypoxia | Pulseless disease | Peripheral, posterior | Ischemic hypoxia | Diabetes mellitus | Posterior, peripheral | Affinity hypoxia Stagnant hypoxia Ischemic hypoxia |
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